1900
Born February 15, 1900
New York, NY, USA
George Earnshaw Notable
b. February 15, 1900 · Philadelphia Athletics 1928–1933, Chicago White Sox 1934–1935, Brooklyn Dodgers 1935–1936, St. Louis Cardinals 1936
George Earnshaw played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1928 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936.
He went 127 and 93 with a 4.38 earned run average, pitching 1,915.3 innings in 319 games. He struck out 1,002, completed 115 of his 249 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 319 games he batted .230, with 162 hits and 61 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 29 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1930, with 3. He led the league in wins once, in 1929, with 24.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on February 15, 1900, and died on December 1, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 3 | 1929, 1930, 1931 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1931 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PHA | 26 | 57 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .246 |
| 1929 | PHA | 44 | 87 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .172 |
| 1930 | PHA | 49 | 114 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .228 |
| 1931 | PHA | 43 | 114 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .263 |
| 1932 | PHA | 36 | 91 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .286 |
| 1933 | PHA | 21 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 1934 | CHW | 33 | 79 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .203 |
| 1935 | BRO/CHW | 28 | 67 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .224 |
| 1936 | BRO/STL | 39 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .235 |
| Career | — | 319 | 704 | 61 | 162 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 20 | 125 | 1 | .230 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PHA | 7 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 158.1 | 143 | 67 | 100 | 117 | 3.81 |
| 1929 | PHA | 24 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 254.2 | 233 | 93 | 125 | 149 | 3.29 |
| 1930 | PHA | 22 | 13 | 49 | 39 | 2 | 296.0 | 299 | 146 | 139 | 193 | 4.44 |
| 1931 | PHA | 21 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 281.2 | 255 | 115 | 75 | 152 | 3.67 |
| 1932 | PHA | 19 | 13 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 245.1 | 262 | 130 | 94 | 109 | 4.77 |
| 1933 | PHA | 5 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 117.2 | 153 | 78 | 58 | 37 | 5.97 |
| 1934 | CHW | 14 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 227.0 | 242 | 114 | 104 | 97 | 4.52 |
| 1935 | BRO/CHW | 9 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 184.0 | 201 | 94 | 64 | 80 | 4.60 |
| 1936 | BRO/STL | 6 | 10 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 150.2 | 193 | 96 | 50 | 68 | 5.73 |
| Career | — | 127 | 93 | 319 | 249 | 12 | 1915.1 | 1981 | 933 | 809 | 1002 | 4.38 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died December 1, 1976
Image: Goudey, public domain